Date

Author

Metadata

Abstract

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma often begins with fossa Rossenmuller, and
may extend into or out of the lateral wall and/ or posteriorsuperior to the base of
the brain or to palatum cavity or oropharyng. The incidence of nasopharyngeal
carcinoma in Indonesia is high, that is 4,7 new case of 100.000 people. In
Indonesia Nasopharyng Carcinoma is the most common THT malignant tumor.
According to Cancer Foundation Indonesia (YKI) nasopharyngeal carcinoma is
the fifth after mamae carcinoma, cervical carcinoma, lung carcinoma, and
colorectal carcinoma.
This research using descri ptive with cross sectional study which is aimed
patient’s profile of nasopharynx carcinoma at RSUP. H. Adam Malik on 2010 -
2012 in Medan. Type of sample used is total sampling.
This research shows that the man (78.9%) and woman (21.1%). The
most often of age from Nasopharyng carcinoma is 41 – 50 years (35,3%) and
then, (31.9%) patient worked as a farmer, Batak ethnic is the large (70.6%), type
of histophatology is the most is undifferentiated carcinoma (65.2%), and the main
complaint in the form of lump in the neck (65.7%).
It is conclude that the man is most often get Nasopharyng carcinoma with
age >41 years. And symptom with mass in the neck and is followed by flu,
epistaksis , tinnitus, and dysphagia